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CW6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,791 road traffic collisions in the CW6 postcode district, Cheshire West and Chester, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 539 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1980
2,791
1,396th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,207
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
98 people killed
Serious collisions
539
685 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CW6

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal903.2%
  • Serious53919%
  • Slight2,16277%

What the data shows

  • CW6 had 299 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 548 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in CW6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 298 children under 16 were killed or injured in CW6, 7.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in CW6.

Where CW6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,396th
Most casualties
1,244th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
1,382nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday415 (15%)
  • Tuesday340 (12%)
  • Wednesday404 (14%)
  • Thursday394 (14%)
  • Friday444 (16%)
  • Saturday399 (14%)
  • Sunday395 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,109 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting369 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,605 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (5%)
  • Roundabout25 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph330 (12%)
  • 40 mph223 (8%)
  • 50 mph114 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph1,932 (69%)
  • 70 mph182 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,169 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds406 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,168 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist439 (10%)
  • Van occupant174 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist125 (3%)
  • Pedestrian122 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)104 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CW6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CW6, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CW6 peaked at 98 in 2002; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20242937
20232232
20223036
20212937
20201925
20193546
20183242
20174160
20163746
20154976
20144966
20135380
20124273
20115381
20105273
20094663
20085990
20076789
200678115
200586151
200478120
200381120
200298158
200193133
200067104
199983124
199872110
199785132
199680134
199573123
19945382
199379122
199262111
199179115
199067108
198970108
198881122
198762101
198677137
198577107
19847698
198375116
198277129
19816082
19805364

Map of recent crashes in CW6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CW6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CW6

The 24 most recent collisions in CW6 happened between 1 February and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CW6

The A49 has the most collisions in CW6, 888 of 2,791 (32%), followed by the A51 (529).

Collisions in CW6 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA498881,35725186
2ndA5152986422109
3rdA543545641660
4thA5346195515
5thA556466637
6thB5152446405
7thA415801

Council areas covering CW6

Collisions in CW6 were recorded in 4 council areas. Cheshire West and Chester has 2,122 of 2,791 (76%).

Collisions in CW6 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCheshire West and Chester2,1223,20573365
2ndCheshire East66099017172
3rdPreston3401
4thWest Lancashire3501

Town in CW6

Of the 2,791 collisions in CW6, 125 (4.5%) were in Tarporley.